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Guadalcanal Diary

2nd Edition

By:
Richard Tregaskis

Narrated by:
Pete Cross

Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
96

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
86

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
86

This celebrated classic gives a soldier's-eye-view of the Guadalcanal battles; crucial to World War II, the war that continues to fascinate us all. Unlike some of those on Guadalcanal in the fall of 1942, Richard Tregaskis volunteered to be there. One of only two on-location news correspondents, he lived alongside the soldiers: sleeping on the ground - only to be awoken by air raids - eating meager rations, and braving some of the most dangerous battlefields of World War II.

Built of titanium and a chrome-nickel alloy known as Inconel X, the X-15 was the fastest plane ever built, streaking through the lower reaches of outer space even before the first space capsules reached orbit. First tested in 1959, the X-15 proved to be a crucial testing ground for the astronauts and hardware in the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and even the Space Shuttle programs. Celebrated reporter Richard Tregaskis spent time with the pilots, engineers, and other key personnel involved in the project.

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Invasion Diary

By:
Richard Tregaskis

Narrated by:
Pat Grimes

Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
9

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
8

Story

5 out of 5 stars
8

The Allied invasions of Sicily and Italy in 1943 were bloody and pivotal, securing the Mediterranean, capitalizing on the overthrow of Mussolini, and pinning down German troops that could have been used on the Russian Front or in France after D-Day. The men who made the Allied victories in Sicily and Italy possible - soldiers and officers, bombardiers and drivers, doctors and generals - are honored and remembered in these minutes by famed war correspondent Richard Tregaskis.